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you know, the nra has been a very powerful lobby in washington. they have spent, you know, this past elengz cycle spent $18 million to -- on issue ads and a million dollars in direct contributions to political candidates. >> when you start -- 15 seconds to you catherine, will this happen, will this change in this coming congress? >> if congress is successful in taking care of the fiscal cliff is an indicator i can say no. >> thanks to all of you. >> thanks for having us. >> join us tomorrow from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. eastern. and we will be joined by tennessee republican congresswoman blackburn and congressman cohen. and be sure to catch "meet the press." check the local listings for that time. until then, have a very great saturday afternoon.
you know, the nra has been a very powerful lobby in washington. they have spent, you know, this past elengz cycle spent $18 million to -- on issue ads and a million dollars in direct contributions to political candidates. >> when you start -- 15 seconds to you catherine, will this happen, will this change in this coming congress? >> if congress is successful in taking care of the fiscal cliff is an indicator i can say no. >> thanks to all of you. >> thanks for having us....
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>> "side washington" is brought to you in part by the american federation of government employees, proud to make america work. for more inforormation about afge and membership, visit afge.o. >> we are going to have to s see the rates on the top 2% go up and we will not get a deal without it. >> this week on "inside washington," let'make a deal. >> we will work with the president to make sure the american people are not disadvantaged by what is happening at a washington. or maybe not. >> an obsession to raise taxes is not going to solve the problem. >> a leading c conservative decides to give up his senate seat. >> a lot o of my role has been saying no to bad things, but we need to do more than that and tell americans what we are for. >> in syria, concerns about the possible use of weapons of mass destruction. >> we remain concerned that the regime may consider the use of chemical weapons. >> believe it or not the chattering classes are already talking about 2016. >> look, i am flattered, i am honored. that is not in the future for mamaye. captioned by the national captioning institute --
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we're live in washington this afternoon. the lines of communication between the president, leaders of congress are open. whether those lines are used repeatedly over the next few days to reach a fiscal cliff deal is anybody's guess. joining me now for our daily fix, nbc's kelly o'donnell is live on capitol hill. kelly, i want to start with you. senator scott brown just tweeted out to all his followers that he was getting on a plane heading to washington. the president has apparently sent over a new deal to the senate. what can you tell us about this new fiscal cliff deal that president obama has sent over to senator leaders? >> well, the power of social media to get the word out. gop sources say in the conversation with the president, he indicated that he does have a bill he would like to bring forward to the hill today. they have not seen that. it would be a package to deal with averting the fiscal cliff. we can infer from that with what the president said before he went to the family vacation in hawaii that he wanted somet
we're live in washington this afternoon. the lines of communication between the president, leaders of congress are open. whether those lines are used repeatedly over the next few days to reach a fiscal cliff deal is anybody's guess. joining me now for our daily fix, nbc's kelly o'donnell is live on capitol hill. kelly, i want to start with you. senator scott brown just tweeted out to all his followers that he was getting on a plane heading to washington. the president has apparently sent over a...
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they came to washington to change washington, but their main concern is reelection and they don't want anybody saying you raised taxes or you tax anybody, even the uber rich. >> but congressman, i want to be clear here because people listed plan b and may not understand. we're talking about them protecting the rich and cutting food stamps, cutting medicaid, cutting medicare. i mean, hurting middle class people, hurting poor people. and they act like this is some badge of honor? >> well, al, you know, the sad thing is their main concern was defense. and while it's important we pay our soldiers and take care of our veterans, there's a lot of defense equipment that is unnecessary and expensive and really done for their contractors. that, they protected in their bill. they want to shred the safety net. their main thing is millionaires. bush attended some function up in new york and said that is he base. that is the base of the republican party. the uber wealthy. the coke brothers and all of those that fall in that upper echelon. they're getting a tax cut already with the president when he'
they came to washington to change washington, but their main concern is reelection and they don't want anybody saying you raised taxes or you tax anybody, even the uber rich. >> but congressman, i want to be clear here because people listed plan b and may not understand. we're talking about them protecting the rich and cutting food stamps, cutting medicaid, cutting medicare. i mean, hurting middle class people, hurting poor people. and they act like this is some badge of honor? >>...
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steve siebold is the author of the book "sex, politics, and religion ,"and david corn is the washington bureau chief for "mother jones" magazine. mr. siebold, are you comfortable with what the nra put forward today? >> well, absolutely. i mean, this is the only answer. that more guns equals less crime. i mean, if we don't arm the teachers, if we don't have guards at the schools, this is going to happen again. there's no question about it, whether we do this or not. but at least the teachers have a fighting chance. at least they have a fighting chance to save those little kids. >> do i understand your view to be that it would be a requirement for teachers? what if i'm a teacher who doesn't want to carry a firearm? i'm not proficient and i want nothing to do with guns. >> i don't want my kid in your class, then. because my kid is in danger -- >> wow? real? >> i'll send my kid to another school. >> so to a young person today who's pursuing a career in education, they would also need to be trained and comfortedble with the idea of carrying a weapon? >> unfortunately, this is the world we li
steve siebold is the author of the book "sex, politics, and religion ,"and david corn is the washington bureau chief for "mother jones" magazine. mr. siebold, are you comfortable with what the nra put forward today? >> well, absolutely. i mean, this is the only answer. that more guns equals less crime. i mean, if we don't arm the teachers, if we don't have guards at the schools, this is going to happen again. there's no question about it, whether we do this or not. but...
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and he accused washington of rank hypocrisy for protecting the president but failing to do the same for school children. >> we as a society leave them every day utterly defenseless. >> nravp unloaded on the news media and condemned producers of violent video games and the police chief points out there is no mention of gun autos to suggest that guns shouldn't be part of the conversation? i think that is ridiculous. >> the chief calls it crazy to allow the clips and weapons of war on our city streets. >> i have guns myself. but... to have a assault rifle sni don't any thi there is a place for that on the streets. >> wait a minute. wait a minute. man with a gun. very it locked up. wait until i go get it. it doesn't make sense. >> senator feinstein says it's a distraction. >> this is a distraction of large ammunition feeding device that's allows shooters to expell more bullets. >> in richmond, parents of school children says nra proposal is not for them. >> i don't think that proposed escalation is going get to the root of the problem. >> if the club retired the sheriff's deputy, likes the
and he accused washington of rank hypocrisy for protecting the president but failing to do the same for school children. >> we as a society leave them every day utterly defenseless. >> nravp unloaded on the news media and condemned producers of violent video games and the police chief points out there is no mention of gun autos to suggest that guns shouldn't be part of the conversation? i think that is ridiculous. >> the chief calls it crazy to allow the clips and weapons of...
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you speak washington ese. the house is convening. the president is -- >> doesn't it just make you sick? >> the were inthing you want to watch is eachon javers. i thought it was a perfect graphic. it's fabulous. you can't make it up. >> what do you do when you don't know what's going to happen, and you really don't. if you can get the debt limit thing right and guess how it's going to turn out or guess that it's actually going to do something, all evidence to the contrary, how would you invest, and when you recognize that none of us probably know and got it wrong the last time the debt ceiling came around. still be conservative and get some great balance sheet, but some names like john ehrlichman. could go savnlt these are names with big balance sheets will last you through to the. >> rick santelli, we spoke to you earlier on the show, did i get the impression that you're feeling a little more helpful? are you feelingmore so after speaking with the senators. >> i think the party will be with the parties doing the right place to actual
you speak washington ese. the house is convening. the president is -- >> doesn't it just make you sick? >> the were inthing you want to watch is eachon javers. i thought it was a perfect graphic. it's fabulous. you can't make it up. >> what do you do when you don't know what's going to happen, and you really don't. if you can get the debt limit thing right and guess how it's going to turn out or guess that it's actually going to do something, all evidence to the contrary, how...
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they are not in washington, d.c. the house of representatives are not here. they couldn't even get the leadership together yesterday. they had to do it with a teleconference. republican leadership. if we go over the cliff, we'll be left with the knowledge that could have been about a single vote. mr. speaker, prior to this session starting today, the presiding officer and i had a conversation about how things have changed around here. i served in the house of representatives. there's 435 members of the house. what goes on in this country shouldn't be decided by the majority. it should be decided by the whole house of representatives. everyone knows, including the speaker of the house of representatives today, that if they had brought up -- if the senate passed bill that would give release to everyone making less than 250,000, it would pass overwhelmingly. every democrat would vote for it and republicans would vote for it. but the speaker, he says no, we can't do that. it has to be a majority of the majority. so they've done nothing. he even tried to bring up
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i love the story about washington. fdr was intent on getting the jefferson memorial built and dedicated in parts of the democrats to compete with the republicans and lincoln. the lincoln memorial. >> everything is political. >> it's all local and legacy and things change of course. >> and they don't. >> and they don't. >> john meachem, a wonderful book. something everybody should have performed and stuffed under the hanukkah bushes or christmas tree. >> it's nail biting time as the cliff gets closer and as one of the daily run down friends puts it, president obama's comment is getting bourqued. first the white house soup of the day for all you folks in hawaii, it's coconut shrimp. it won't taste too good with all the snow i have going on behind me. check out our website. run down.msnbc.com. [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. i just finished a bowl of your new light chicken pot pie soup and it's so rich and creamy... is it really 100 calories? let me put you on webcan... ...lean roasted chicken... and a creamy broth mmm i
i love the story about washington. fdr was intent on getting the jefferson memorial built and dedicated in parts of the democrats to compete with the republicans and lincoln. the lincoln memorial. >> everything is political. >> it's all local and legacy and things change of course. >> and they don't. >> and they don't. >> john meachem, a wonderful book. something everybody should have performed and stuffed under the hanukkah bushes or christmas tree. >> it's...
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washington was quiet today with the president and congress gone for christmas. but the lack of any fiscal cliff talks worried wall street. the dow jones industrial average lost more than 51 points to close at 13,139. the nasdaq fell eight points to close at 3012. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to gwen. >> ifill: in egypt, although one side seems to have clearly won, citizens are still awaiting official results of the country's constitutional referendum. as the sun rose over cairo today, opposition activists vowed to hold their ground against the newly approved constitution. >> what we all need as constitution is express the demands of all egyptians. we are here to say that we need constitution for all of us. >> ifill: sunday leaders of the national salvation front warned the document would give too much way to islamic law and curb the rights of women and the christian minority. >> we are committed to continuing our collective peaceful struggle in order to bring down this constitution through legitimate means as soon as possible. because it'
washington was quiet today with the president and congress gone for christmas. but the lack of any fiscal cliff talks worried wall street. the dow jones industrial average lost more than 51 points to close at 13,139. the nasdaq fell eight points to close at 3012. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to gwen. >> ifill: in egypt, although one side seems to have clearly won, citizens are still awaiting official results of the country's constitutional referendum. as the sun...
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when might they come back to washington? and is there still a chance of a deal even though time is running short? >> yeah, if you try to go to a door to door in washington, you'd be walking a long time before anybody answered the doors. everyone has gone home for the christmas break, but everyone has also said they expect to be back some time next week. president obama was saying he would work with lawmakers next week some time after christmas. chance the house and senate could be back in around the 27th. that gives them four days at best to beat the deadline. so it's going to be a lot of work that would have to be done in a little amount of time. randi? >> not looking good. emily schmidt. thank you so much. >>> well, days before christmas, the airports have been packed while some highways are near empty. all signs of the severe weather in the midwest that is now heading east. just listen to that wind. the system that caused this blizzard in iowa and wisconsin traveled through ohio and is now hitting pennsylvania and upstate
when might they come back to washington? and is there still a chance of a deal even though time is running short? >> yeah, if you try to go to a door to door in washington, you'd be walking a long time before anybody answered the doors. everyone has gone home for the christmas break, but everyone has also said they expect to be back some time next week. president obama was saying he would work with lawmakers next week some time after christmas. chance the house and senate could be back in...
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he's cutting the vacation short to return to washington, d.c. hopefully to restart the negotiations over those job killing spending cuts and tax hikes set to take effect in the new year. joining me now is congressman gregory meeks, democrat of new york and serves on the financial services committee. i told you if anything goes off or need to rush out of here because you have gotten a call back to d.c. you let me know. plirt coe reporting today, as of christmas day, they do not have the standard warning to come back to washington to resolve the so-called fiscal cliff. it's boehner and other gop leaders aren't going to herd 433 lawmakers back to town with nothing to do. when you hear that, and you know what's been going on and what's expected of you in the new year, what are your hopes for something small, maybe not as ambitious as a grand bargain but something small getting done before january 1st? >> i would like to see a grand deal. but we should do something. too many people hurt, folks i have gotten several calls from individuals. talking abo
he's cutting the vacation short to return to washington, d.c. hopefully to restart the negotiations over those job killing spending cuts and tax hikes set to take effect in the new year. joining me now is congressman gregory meeks, democrat of new york and serves on the financial services committee. i told you if anything goes off or need to rush out of here because you have gotten a call back to d.c. you let me know. plirt coe reporting today, as of christmas day, they do not have the standard...
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he took the red eye from hawaii to washington overnight. senators will be busy working on a plan to avoid the "fiscal cliff" today. but house gop leaders say they will not return to washington unless the senate passes a bill. with no deal on the horizon, a new poll finds the gop gets the biggest share of the blame for the stalemate. >> both sides here have a problem with the american people and it's why congress has 11% job approval rating. >> even starbucks is getting itchy for an agreement. its employees are writing "come together" on coffee cups to encourage compromise. >>> hawaii's democratic governor will replace daniel inoue to represent the state of hawaii in washington, d.c. inouye died of respiratory complications last week. on the day he died, the late senator wrote to the governor asking for representative colleen hanabusa to replay him. she made it to the final round of considerations but didn't win that nomination. >>> former president george h.w. bush is in intensive care at a houston hospital with a fever and lingering cough.
he took the red eye from hawaii to washington overnight. senators will be busy working on a plan to avoid the "fiscal cliff" today. but house gop leaders say they will not return to washington unless the senate passes a bill. with no deal on the horizon, a new poll finds the gop gets the biggest share of the blame for the stalemate. >> both sides here have a problem with the american people and it's why congress has 11% job approval rating. >> even starbucks is getting...
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i don't think anybody in washington, d.c. really knows what will happen next. there are a bunch of theories. few that we're getting is that possibly the senate could come up with some sort of compromise that could be worked on. maybe teen president's plan goes the house floor, the $400,000 income tax rate plan. maybe we separate all the talk about entitlements and all the talk about the unemployment insurance going forward and those types of things and just work on the tax cuts specifically. but what we do know is that the senate will be back here on thursday the 27th. the house is on recess until possibly then. they could be summoned in on 48 hours notice. they could come up with a compromise. we don't know the pathway forward for that. we assume harry reid and president obama will get involved. how much a role john boehner plays the jury is still out on that. >> thanks, luke. have a good holiday. >> short and sweet for you. i wish i had more answers for you. >> kansas congressman tim huelskamp one of the four republicans stripped of his committee chair explai
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and schroeder, mullins is former washington columnist. she's joining me live from washington, and ann, what's with the restraint here? why are they scaling back? it's the second time around and people are saying it's like a second wedding it's a sign of the economic times. people are struggling and right now, washington is fixated on the fiscal cliff negotiations. obama left today to go to hawaii for the holidays and they're sort of fixated on that. i do know that yesterday the congressional leadership officially received their inauguration invites so at least we have a step in the right direction. >> eva longoria has been a huge supporter of the administration for this admin striegz and she was a tweet meister. >> she's co-chair. she came out big for obama and fund-raising for him and she helped with the latino vote which came out really strong in support of obama. so i think this inauguration and the party is really her payoff for the sweat equity she put into it. >> give us a peek behind the factory doors here and what's in the plans t
and schroeder, mullins is former washington columnist. she's joining me live from washington, and ann, what's with the restraint here? why are they scaling back? it's the second time around and people are saying it's like a second wedding it's a sign of the economic times. people are struggling and right now, washington is fixated on the fiscal cliff negotiations. obama left today to go to hawaii for the holidays and they're sort of fixated on that. i do know that yesterday the congressional...
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the president in washington and another deadline. secretary geithner warns we will hit the debt ceiling even before we tumble over the fiscal cliff. good morning from washington. it is thursday, december 27th. this is "the daily rundown." i'm luke russert. two days after christmas and washington is back to work trying to harsh out a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff. the senate will get back from the session after holiday break. the president is expected to arrive back to the white house without his family to get back to twork mework to meet the loo deadline. mike is at the white house. let's start with you. the consensus around the hill is that we are more likely than not to go over the fiscal cliff, but there is a small chance harry reid could take a house pass bill and amend it and send it back over to the house. what are you hear being that? >> conceivably, but when the president lights upon the south lawn and the marine one later this morning, it's unclear why he is coming back and who will be here with him. as you mentioned, speak
the president in washington and another deadline. secretary geithner warns we will hit the debt ceiling even before we tumble over the fiscal cliff. good morning from washington. it is thursday, december 27th. this is "the daily rundown." i'm luke russert. two days after christmas and washington is back to work trying to harsh out a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff. the senate will get back from the session after holiday break. the president is expected to arrive back to the white house...
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if washington doesn't do something, a lot happens. all the bush tax cuts expire, the payroll tax cuts expire. doctors participating in medicare, see their reimbursements cut by more than 25%. good luck getting a doctor then. more than a trillion dollars in spending cuts are triggered. the economy probably falls back into recession, and merry christmas and happy new year from washington to you, the american people. this basket of problems is what washington calls the fiscal cliff. you've been hearing for months now about the cliff crisis. you've heard a lot about whether or not it will matter, you've heard about the offers and the counteroffers president obama and house speaker john boehner put on the table. if you live in the game area, you're going to be reading about the cliff whether you like it or not. we at starbucks have an opportunity and i believe a responsibility to use our company's scale for good, by sending a respectful and optimistic message to our officials to come together and reach important ground. this week, through
if washington doesn't do something, a lot happens. all the bush tax cuts expire, the payroll tax cuts expire. doctors participating in medicare, see their reimbursements cut by more than 25%. good luck getting a doctor then. more than a trillion dollars in spending cuts are triggered. the economy probably falls back into recession, and merry christmas and happy new year from washington to you, the american people. this basket of problems is what washington calls the fiscal cliff. you've been...
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democrats continue to run washington. what the president has proposed so far simply won't do anything to solve our spending problem. he wants more spending and more tax hikes that will hurt our economy, and he simply won't deal honestly with entitlement reform and the big issues that are facing our country. we need significant spending cuts and real tax reform to address our long-term debt problem and pave the way for long-term growth and real growth in jobs in our country. we'll continue to work with our colleagues in the house and the senate on a plan that protects families and small businesses from the fiscal cliff. again, i think we saw last night yet the next chapter in this saga of trying to resolve the situation of the fiscal cliff. it is clear that our conference has been consistent in its commitment to doing something about the spending problem in washington and the mounting debt that has resulted. we stand ready to continue in dialogue with this president to actually fix the problem. i hope that we see that our
democrats continue to run washington. what the president has proposed so far simply won't do anything to solve our spending problem. he wants more spending and more tax hikes that will hurt our economy, and he simply won't deal honestly with entitlement reform and the big issues that are facing our country. we need significant spending cuts and real tax reform to address our long-term debt problem and pave the way for long-term growth and real growth in jobs in our country. we'll continue to...
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national correspondent steve centanni may be the only person left in washington. steve. >> reporter: it feels like it, the president is in hawaii and congress is out of town and the fiscal cliff negotiations are on hold for the holidays with no agreement in sight. john boehner is throwing the ball in the democrats' court saying the debt is too high, spending out of control and taxes should not go up. in the g.o.p.'s weekly address, he accused the president and the democrats of refusing to accept a reasonable compromise. >> the best way to address our crippling debt is to make significant spending cuts and fix our tax code. to pave the way for long term growth and opportunity. this is an approach most americans support and remains republicans' highest priority. but we only run the house. democrats continue to run washington. >> reporter: the president left town for his traditional christmas in hawaii and he and his family arriving there this morning and he has gotten in a round of golf already. before leaving the white house, he stayed back hayes spe-- scal back hi
national correspondent steve centanni may be the only person left in washington. steve. >> reporter: it feels like it, the president is in hawaii and congress is out of town and the fiscal cliff negotiations are on hold for the holidays with no agreement in sight. john boehner is throwing the ball in the democrats' court saying the debt is too high, spending out of control and taxes should not go up. in the g.o.p.'s weekly address, he accused the president and the democrats of refusing to...
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senator michael crapo charged with drunken driving after a weekend arrest in washington, d.c. suburb over the weekend. idaho republican who has said he does not drink because of his mormon faith had a blood alcohol content of .11%. he issued apology accepting total responsibility for ips dent. in newtown, connecticut, a resident told reporters christmas will never be the same for the families who lost children and loved ones in the december 14 massacre. correspondent molly henneberg reports both sides of gun debate trying to develop a plan to keep the nation's chirp safe. >> the national rifle association may support plan to put armed officers at the nation's school bus lawmakers are less than enthusiastic about the idea, especially the democrats. dianne feinstein who is expected to introduce gun control legislation in january, called the nra idea "distraction." others suggest it might have the opposite effect on lawmakers. >> well, i think he is so extreme a tone deaf he actually helps the cause of us passing sensible gun legislation in the congress. >> we have 130,000 elemen
senator michael crapo charged with drunken driving after a weekend arrest in washington, d.c. suburb over the weekend. idaho republican who has said he does not drink because of his mormon faith had a blood alcohol content of .11%. he issued apology accepting total responsibility for ips dent. in newtown, connecticut, a resident told reporters christmas will never be the same for the families who lost children and loved ones in the december 14 massacre. correspondent molly henneberg reports...
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(applause) >> "inside washington" is brought you in part by the american federation of government employees, proud to make america work. for more information about afge and membership, visit afge.org. >> production assistance for "inside washington" was provided by allbritton communications and politico, reporting on the legislative, executive, and political arena. >> we are going to have to see the rates on the top 2% go up, and we're not going to get a deal without it. >> this week on "inside washington," let's make a deal. >> we are ready and eager to talk to the president and make sure that the american people are not disadvantaged by what is happening in washington. >>. or. >> an obsession to raise taxes is not going to solve the problem. >> a leading conservative decides to give up his senate seats. >> a lot of my role in the senate has been stopping bad things, but we need to do more than that and tell americans what we are for. >> in syria, a concern about the possible use of weapons of mass destruction if south. >> the regime might very well consider the use of chemical weapons. >>
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and make sure that the american people are not disadvantaged by what is happening in washington. >>. or. >> an obsession to raise taxes is not going to solve the problem. >> a leading conservative decides to give up his senate seats. >> a lot of my role in the senate has been stopping bad things, but we need to do more than that and tell americans what we are for. >> in syria, a concern about the possible use of weapons of mass destruction if south. >> the regime might very well consider the use of chemical weapons. >> the chattering classes are already chatting about 2016. >> look, i am flattered, i am honored. that is not in the future for may. "tim brant's college football captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> for the record, the unemployment rate has dropped to 7.7%, the economy adding 146,000 jobs in november. we want to keep that in mind as we head towards the fiscal cliff. only four in 10 americans expect the white house and congress to reach a deal on the cliff before the first of the year, and if this goes south, a 53% of the american people ar
and make sure that the american people are not disadvantaged by what is happening in washington. >>. or. >> an obsession to raise taxes is not going to solve the problem. >> a leading conservative decides to give up his senate seats. >> a lot of my role in the senate has been stopping bad things, but we need to do more than that and tell americans what we are for. >> in syria, a concern about the possible use of weapons of mass destruction if south. >> the...
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the meantime, want to turn to washington, d.c. and the latest news there as we get more fallout from the deadly consulate attack in libya. there are conflicting reports on whether secretary of state clinton will actually testify to a house committee on that ambush that killed four americans including our ambassador. secretary of state clinton was expected to face the house foreign affairs committee next week, but now the state department is saying maybe not. chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge is live in washington with more details. >> reporter: good morning. really three key developments this morning, the republican chair of the house intelligence committee has said he believes there was, quote, gross negligence on behalf of the state department for failing to adequately protect the ambassador. as we first reported here on fox, there was an emergency meeting in benghazi, and at that meeting they sent a cable warning hillary clinton's office in washington that they could not withstand a coordinated attack and that
the meantime, want to turn to washington, d.c. and the latest news there as we get more fallout from the deadly consulate attack in libya. there are conflicting reports on whether secretary of state clinton will actually testify to a house committee on that ambush that killed four americans including our ambassador. secretary of state clinton was expected to face the house foreign affairs committee next week, but now the state department is saying maybe not. chief intelligence correspondent...
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joining us now from washington to analyze both situations ms. laura ingraham. >> i have to put down my cell phone, hold on, go ahead. >> bill: thank you, ms. laura, i appreciate it? >> you get mad when i could that. >> bill: if you get a call during the segment. >> i have it on vibrate you get so mad. i don't know why you would get mad at that. >> bill: why would i get upset. >> three warnings before the segment turn off your cell phone, ingraham i have been warned five times it's off. >> bill: what did you think. >> i was amazed he came on. i have always liked him. i'm a big fan of his. he has incredible knowledge of sports. i love listening to him and football games. you know, he he is terrific. i tend to think that football and baseball and sports in general is one of the last bass bassians of politics-free environment. i'm a big football fan. i was cheering for alabama this weekend. we love rg in washington. but i don't really need to hear the politics in the football. obviously i'm a big, you know, second amendment person. i mean, i have am
joining us now from washington to analyze both situations ms. laura ingraham. >> i have to put down my cell phone, hold on, go ahead. >> bill: thank you, ms. laura, i appreciate it? >> you get mad when i could that. >> bill: if you get a call during the segment. >> i have it on vibrate you get so mad. i don't know why you would get mad at that. >> bill: why would i get upset. >> three warnings before the segment turn off your cell phone, ingraham i have...
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he was born in 1952 in the beacon hill neighborhood of seattle, washington. his parents immigrated to the u.s. from china and the 1930's. his father fought in world war ii and worked as a cook. he passed away when the mayor was 15. his mother was a seamstress and a waitress. mayor lee has five siblings, he graduated from college in maine, he also went to uc- berkeley law school and finished in 1978. he and his wife have two daughters. i also want to mention, prior to becoming mayor, one of the key points in his contributions to the community is after he completed law school, he worked as a managing attorney for the san francisco asian law caucus, where he was an advocate for affordable housing and the rights of immigrants and renters. mayor lee -- [applause] >> thank you. welcome to city hall. the people's city hall, san francisco. i want you all to note that that was such a wonderful rendition of our national anthem. please give another applause to the millennium -- melanie and her daughter. i am so excited about all of you and seen so many of you from all o
he was born in 1952 in the beacon hill neighborhood of seattle, washington. his parents immigrated to the u.s. from china and the 1930's. his father fought in world war ii and worked as a cook. he passed away when the mayor was 15. his mother was a seamstress and a waitress. mayor lee has five siblings, he graduated from college in maine, he also went to uc- berkeley law school and finished in 1978. he and his wife have two daughters. i also want to mention, prior to becoming mayor, one of the...
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fox business network's peter barnes joins us now live from washington. peter? >> reporter: megyn, no sign of any plan c. no sign of any negotiations and signs that some folks up here are starting to look for their parachutes a the fiscal cliff comes more into view. after pulling his plan b last night, speaker boehner this morning put the ball into the president's court and. >> the senate democrats court. he said they could start to try to avoid this by passing the house extension of all the bush tax cuts for everyone passed back in august but he says that republicans still want a deal that would involve tax reform and significant spending cuts but he also didn't sound confident on how to get there. >> many of us believe on both sides of the aisle the fundamental reform of our tax code will help us get our economy moving faster and put more americans back to work, and more americans on the tax rolls. how we get there, god only knows. >> americans are not fooled by the speaker's phony procedural excuses for failing to bring this solution to a vote. they're tired
fox business network's peter barnes joins us now live from washington. peter? >> reporter: megyn, no sign of any plan c. no sign of any negotiations and signs that some folks up here are starting to look for their parachutes a the fiscal cliff comes more into view. after pulling his plan b last night, speaker boehner this morning put the ball into the president's court and. >> the senate democrats court. he said they could start to try to avoid this by passing the house extension of...
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after thestory passing of senator daniel in a the washington times." host: the code of hawaii -- the governor of hawaii possibly been the replacement for daniel inouye, reported by cbs news. picking up on the remaining time and before the next senate, comes in. president obama spoke on friday and talked about the senator's service and he might not have considered a career in public service had not been for the senator. [video clip] >> he was a proud democrat and a proud american. were it not for those insights planted in my head at the age of 11 in between is the land and a trip to yellowstone -- between disneyland -- i'm not have considered a career in public service and might not be standing here today. i think it's fair to say that daniel inouye was perhaps my earliest political inspiration. ost: senator daniel in a ouye passed away earlier this year. we're looking at your political hero of 2012. mitch is from tennessee on the democrat's line. caller: i just want to say that my political hero had to be bernie sanders. he started talking about not pa
after thestory passing of senator daniel in a the washington times." host: the code of hawaii -- the governor of hawaii possibly been the replacement for daniel inouye, reported by cbs news. picking up on the remaining time and before the next senate, comes in. president obama spoke on friday and talked about the senator's service and he might not have considered a career in public service had not been for the senator. [video clip] >> he was a proud democrat and a proud american....
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. >> in washington, there is still hope that a deal could be done to avoid the fiscal cliff. all eyes were on the senate today where negotiators were trading revenue figures to try to reach an agreement all sides can agree with. the baseline for the president and the bipartisan deal would have to extend unemployment benefits that would affect 2 million americans and it would have to increase taxes on the highest income earners. the negotiators will still have to work out where exactly the tax increases would hit and whether they would stop the increase of the estate tax. the president has asked democratic leader harry reid to prepare a separate bill to put on the senate floor that would increase taxes for households that earn a quarter million dollars or more, and respect -- expect republicans would block that proposal. but rather than take it back as a stopgap measure, think of it as a political move to try to shift the responsibility of failure on to republi watches the hour of reckoning. >> as the deadline approaches, our coverage of the fiscal cliff negotiations continue
. >> in washington, there is still hope that a deal could be done to avoid the fiscal cliff. all eyes were on the senate today where negotiators were trading revenue figures to try to reach an agreement all sides can agree with. the baseline for the president and the bipartisan deal would have to extend unemployment benefits that would affect 2 million americans and it would have to increase taxes on the highest income earners. the negotiators will still have to work out where exactly the...
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. >> reporter: today's debate on the streets of falls church was also heard in the washington studios of the major television networks where virginia senator mark warner, a recently convert to the cause of sensitive gun control made his case on "face the nation." >> simply saying existing gun laws are enough, status quo didn't pass as a father. >> reporter: while others say the answer is not gun control but armed police officers in the school. >> it's the one thing that will keep people safe and the nra will try to do that. >> reporter: they continue to be met with fierce opposition. new york senator charms schumer today -- charles schumer today said trying to prevent shootings in schools without talking about guns is like talking about lung cancer without talking about cigarettes. >> the company which calls itself the world's largest arm supplier said it sold three and a half years worth of ammunition magazines in just three days. the ar15 is the nation's most popular semiautomatic rifle similar to the models used in the newtown shootings. >>> with time running out to avoid the fisca
. >> reporter: today's debate on the streets of falls church was also heard in the washington studios of the major television networks where virginia senator mark warner, a recently convert to the cause of sensitive gun control made his case on "face the nation." >> simply saying existing gun laws are enough, status quo didn't pass as a father. >> reporter: while others say the answer is not gun control but armed police officers in the school. >> it's the one...
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states for the king of thailand in the middle of those discussions talking to johnson both in washington. but when they did start recruiting soldiers, the king made it clear that he supported venture, he did a farewell and sponsored a lot of the celebrations to mark the southps to vietnam. ct personal interest in the wellbeing and h the wounded soldiers in the hospitals when they came back. presided over the funeral them out these sponsored temples so from the jury beginning the king of ved in thiss and supporting it as to say blessing or forward, i don't know, but pretty much like -- i gine without his support such a thing taking place. >> currently what kind of relationship does the u.s. military have with the thai military? >> they still have a close relationship of the royal thai or me. something that haven't changed since the vietnam war month. annual regular exercis
states for the king of thailand in the middle of those discussions talking to johnson both in washington. but when they did start recruiting soldiers, the king made it clear that he supported venture, he did a farewell and sponsored a lot of the celebrations to mark the southps to vietnam. ct personal interest in the wellbeing and h the wounded soldiers in the hospitals when they came back. presided over the...
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. >> we are a car culture and the experts tell us half of washington, d.c. travelers taking their vehicles on the road. gas prices are down and traffic on the highways is up. it's be christmas eve eve. >> take a rest. get a drink and keep going. >> a loaded car and carrier. >> with my mother it is not easy to get her on a plane. >> her ride packed with family presents, a and the beagle. >> it is 32 miles to the gallon. >> he is not alone on i-95 south in dale city. >> now, we're not moving at all. >> this is typical. >> dorothy is one of the 83 million americans hitting the roads this weekend. >> right around here it gets bad, it speeds up and slows down. >> all talk at the rest stops is 7% fall in gas prices make the car a better choice than a plane. even if you are the jazz family driving from montreal to florida. >> here it is $50 and $100 in canada. >> aaa says only 6% of travelers are flying. 100,000 are taking trains or buses. >> it took me $40 to fill up my tank. >> at least this time around the car is king. even if you have to pack your patience. >>
. >> we are a car culture and the experts tell us half of washington, d.c. travelers taking their vehicles on the road. gas prices are down and traffic on the highways is up. it's be christmas eve eve. >> take a rest. get a drink and keep going. >> a loaded car and carrier. >> with my mother it is not easy to get her on a plane. >> her ride packed with family presents, a and the beagle. >> it is 32 miles to the gallon. >> he is not alone on i-95 south...
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washington high increased security in the halls, along with placing guards at the front doors. the superintendent says more fences and locks won't stop someone intent on entering the school. >> it's not about stuff. it's about people knowing what they need to do, having a well-informed student body that feels comfortable coming guard. >> counselors were made available at some schools today. >>> the shooting has rei can nated the be-- reignited the issue over gun control. >> in light of the connecticut shooting, this is really an appropriate way of dealing with a tragedy that i hope will never happen again. >> a state senator says he'll reintroduce a bill to outlaw bullet buttons. he said the bill would close a loop local that exists in the assault weapon band. we talked to an instructor at a firing range today who said he favors background checks. >> we want people without issues to be able to get a gun if they choose to have one. >> a similar bill was introduced in colorado but failed to pass. >>> leaders in san francisco say that a gun buy back program over the weekend was is
washington high increased security in the halls, along with placing guards at the front doors. the superintendent says more fences and locks won't stop someone intent on entering the school. >> it's not about stuff. it's about people knowing what they need to do, having a well-informed student body that feels comfortable coming guard. >> counselors were made available at some schools today. >>> the shooting has rei can nated the be-- reignited the issue over gun control....
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. >>> coming up with the fiscal washington in hopes of an avoiding a costly new year. >>> all right. match ups on christmas day in the nba and we'll give you highlights and play a rematch of the nba finals and jim, one of the 49ers should be con the big lost to seattle. those stories up next ♪ [ female announcer ] no more paper coupons. no more paper lists. [ dog barking ] no more paper anything. safeway presents just for u. save more. save easier. saving more, starts now. just for u on the safeway app. >> new at 11, christmas vacation is cut short for president obama and he's leaving hawaii tomorrow night. the president is returning to the white house to work on a fiscal cliff deal before the year ends. house and senate members are going to reconvene without an agreement, automatic tax increases and that will be triggered in the new year. it looks like few people season. retails are the weakest. holiday sales increased. and they expected them to go 6 to 4%. it's blamed on super sandy which stroke the east coast but let us not forget why obama is returning from hawaii early. the la
. >>> coming up with the fiscal washington in hopes of an avoiding a costly new year. >>> all right. match ups on christmas day in the nba and we'll give you highlights and play a rematch of the nba finals and jim, one of the 49ers should be con the big lost to seattle. those stories up next ♪ [ female announcer ] no more paper coupons. no more paper lists. [ dog barking ] no more paper anything. safeway presents just for u. save more. save easier. saving more, starts now....
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have we are joined by an economics columnist with the washington newspaper. he says without an immediate deal, the discussion will significantly change in the new year. >> i think what we will see from the republicans is much greater flexibility as we get into the new year, if it comes to that. and, instead of voting for a tax increase, they are voting for a tax cut. the same policy, when you are voting for it on january 4, would be a tax cut. today, it would be a tax increase. it is a weird way of thinking about it, but we are a strange land, in terms of u.s. policy right now. heather is a sense the entire dynamic would change if we get a few days into the new year without a deal. the white house feel they have gone close to as far as they can go in terms of an offer. the have adjusted their proposal on tax increases so they would only go up on those making $400,000 a year, not $250,000 a year. they want real concessions out of the republicans before the agreed to everything. they do not want to negotiate against themselves and throw in the towel when they d
have we are joined by an economics columnist with the washington newspaper. he says without an immediate deal, the discussion will significantly change in the new year. >> i think what we will see from the republicans is much greater flexibility as we get into the new year, if it comes to that. and, instead of voting for a tax increase, they are voting for a tax cut. the same policy, when you are voting for it on january 4, would be a tax cut. today, it would be a tax increase. it is a...
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toward washington. -- george washington. try to stop gun sales in this country, you will run into a series of roadblocks. >> austria h a ms kling inhe mid-1990s and they passed a severe loss where all existing guns had to be turned in. the government bought them back. after a certain date if they were in your home, you were arrested. they have had a decrease in crime and suicide, which is an interesting development. it seems to me, you either have to go that route, which you cannot in the u.s. -- gun ownership in australia was 5% of households. gallup has shown is 47% here. we he the second amendment and the history back to washington. given that we are a different culture, the kinds of laws that we pass are almost always an effective as a result, because there are 300 million weapons out there today. unless you recall them the way that australia did, and we cannot do that -- you would have a reservoir that would last 100 years. >> you can imagine what would happen. there would be an insurrection. >> you do not have to permi
toward washington. -- george washington. try to stop gun sales in this country, you will run into a series of roadblocks. >> austria h a ms kling inhe mid-1990s and they passed a severe loss where all existing guns had to be turned in. the government bought them back. after a certain date if they were in your home, you were arrested. they have had a decrease in crime and suicide, which is an interesting development. it seems to me, you either have to go that route, which you cannot in the...
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here, if you're just joining us once again, a breaking story out of washington. seemingly hopeful story. the house announcing it will reconvene sunday evening. bring everybody back at that time and presumably to consider some deal that may come out of the senate at that point. whether or not that happens, the market is not waiting to see the whites of their eyes. the dow was down 150 points at the low of the session and now we're down just 15 points. the dow was positive moments ago. >> really was, and the volatility index, aka the wall street fear gauge, was above 20 earlier on this morning for the first time in many months. it's now 19.22. obviously a little bit of fear coming out of market. let's get more of what's going on in the markets and what's going on in terms of traders feelings about the hope of sunday night. laura myers is from dme securities. what did you think and what did you do when you heard about the house reconveneing? >> you have to realize how event-driven this market really is. everyone is walking on eggshells about what's really going to h
here, if you're just joining us once again, a breaking story out of washington. seemingly hopeful story. the house announcing it will reconvene sunday evening. bring everybody back at that time and presumably to consider some deal that may come out of the senate at that point. whether or not that happens, the market is not waiting to see the whites of their eyes. the dow was down 150 points at the low of the session and now we're down just 15 points. the dow was positive moments ago. >>...